http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20623&th=3970#msg_20623 bartv 2010-11-17T16:02:01-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20626&th=3970#msg_20626
Yes to model picture on card (even if it is just the render image.)

Yes to a link to shop.

And, how about a QRcode physical hyperlink too
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Bart]]> bartv 2010-11-17T16:53:42-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20630&th=3970#msg_20630 clsn 2010-11-17T17:23:22-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20637&th=3970#msg_20637 Kaetemi 2010-11-17T18:08:40-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20638&th=3970#msg_20638 ]]> Jettuh 2010-11-17T18:40:00-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20643&th=3970#msg_20643 artificial 2010-11-17T19:14:24-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20644&th=3970#msg_20644

Francesco]]> be_on_edge 2010-11-17T19:26:36-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20646&th=3970#msg_20646 MatarazzoDesigns 2010-11-17T20:02:03-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20664&th=3970#msg_20664 HerndonDesign 2010-11-18T00:38:06-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20665&th=3970#msg_20665
Leigh]]> nullnetwork 2010-11-18T00:46:49-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20673&th=3970#msg_20673 mctrivia 2010-11-18T04:00:34-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20678&th=3970#msg_20678
That would be totally awesome!!!!

Count me more than in. ]]> rawkstar320 2010-11-18T05:15:30-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20712&th=3970#msg_20712 pete 2010-11-18T22:15:19-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20718&th=3970#msg_20718
size limit of 85x50x3mm minimum order of 100 with 1 month lead time, WSF only. Flat rate of say $200 with $100 voucher towards future prints. Just an idea.

]]> mctrivia 2010-11-19T00:35:21-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20721&th=3970#msg_20721 mctrivia wrote on Fri, 19 November 2010 00:35
Crazy idea. discount on 3d printed business cards?

size limit of 85x50x3mm minimum order of 100 with 1 month lead time, WSF only. Flat rate of say $200 with $100 voucher towards future prints. Just an idea.




Strange timing. I uploaded yesterday a test print for exactly this!
3d printed business cards!
Unfortunately I still don't have a cost estimate because of the current upload issue....
]]> Sylook 2010-11-19T07:08:40-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20731&th=3970#msg_20731 x5 stack of cards....


It's about 2$ per card in WSF. Not cheap...

(and I don't know if it will even print at 1mm thick )]]> Sylook 2010-11-19T11:16:08-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20763&th=3970#msg_20763
A standard flat card one works great also. 3d would just be cooler and give an example of what you can do and in my opinion be more likely to bring more customers. more customers means more profit for shapeways so subsidizing the cards will pay off in the long run.

they could even add the restriction that the shapeways url must be included(I.E. shapeways.com or shapeways.com/shops/propmodule or any other url as long as the words shapeways.com is part of it.)



My guess if you take my suggestion. 100 cards will bring in $200 up front. there cost to you is probably about $80. eventually customer will use the remaining $100 for prints but you will probably not lose much as most of that money will go to markup.

Now if 1 in 5 cards handed out results in a sale of $25 that means for the small lose on the cards you will bring in $500 future sales.

I do not know your actual cost ratio but you do and you can do the math yourself and offer us what you think is reasonable. Don't be afraid to possibly lose some money up front you will likely get back 10 fold. And people will likely make there cards pretty thin for the most part since they need to fit in peoples wallets.]]> mctrivia 2010-11-20T02:34:13-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20770&th=3970#msg_20770 mctrivia wrote on Sat, 20 November 2010 02:34
you can go as thin as 0.7mm thick and without shapeways giving us some kind of discount for business cards they just are not to feasible. I would be willing to pay $1 each if I could make anything within a 85x50x3mm box. I would even be willing to pay double up front as long as the end price was only $1 each. Any more then that is just not reasonable for a business card.




I think that at 0.7mm, with a little experimentation, I could drop the price to 1.50$/per card, maybe even less than that.
Now, even at this price point, it is expensive if you use it as your regular business card, which you won't...
It's use should be reserved for important clients and/or businesses, when you really want to make an impression.
That's my take on this.
Of course it would be great if Shapeways could offer a significant discount on this... ]]> Sylook 2010-11-20T07:16:39-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=20811&th=3970#msg_20811
I would be proud to carry a Shapeways business card. Where do I sign up !?!?! ]]> shaputer 2010-11-22T13:22:47-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=21047&th=3970#msg_21047 Sylook wrote on Sat, 20 November 2010 07:16

mctrivia wrote on Sat, 20 November 2010 02:34

you can go as thin as 0.7mm thick and without shapeways giving us some kind of discount for business cards they just are not to feasible. I would be willing to pay $1 each if I could make anything within a 85x50x3mm box. I would even be willing to pay double up front as long as the end price was only $1 each. Any more then that is just not reasonable for a business card.

I think that at 0.7mm, with a little experimentation, I could drop the price to 1.50$/per card, maybe even less than that.
Now, even at this price point, it is expensive if you use it as your regular business card, which you won't...
It's use should be reserved for important clients and/or businesses, when you really want to make an impression.
That's my take on this.
Of course it would be great if Shapeways could offer a significant discount on this...

To be honest, I'm not sure you'd want to take it down as far as 0.7mm for a business card. It's fine having parts of a model going that thin, but I'm pretty sure if you had a relatively large piece all that thin, it'd snap easily. I use 0.7mm connections on my sprues just to keep parts together for the manufacturing staff's convenience, and they've often snapped off by the time I get them. I think you'd need 1mm, and even then I'm sure it'd be enough.

On the other hand, actual business cards, presumably with options for logos and web-linky info, I am totally down with.

Andy]]> Drawn-Steel Hero 2010-11-29T02:11:16-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=30736&th=3970#msg_30736

]]> ana 2011-07-12T18:36:37-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=32960&th=3970#msg_32960
I will be attending a scale modeling show here in Brazil in a couple of weeks and I intend to display my models there.
I would like to print some business cards myself so I can distribute them during the show. And maybe also some posters to hang near my models.
Would it be ok if I added Shapeways logo to my cards and posters? If so, where can I get a high-resolution shapeways logo?

Thanks and best regards,
Luís von Glehn
Small Scale Shop]]> glehn 2011-08-19T15:34:30-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=37300&th=3970#msg_37300
I may be too late with this reply, but for future reference: we feel that printing our logo on your own business cards could cause some confusion. It might for example suggest that you actually work for Shapeways. All it all it's a better idea to build a strong image for your own company or brand, and not tie it to Shapeways.

Cheers,

Bart]]> bartv 2011-10-25T09:51:01-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=37620&th=3970#msg_37620 stonysmith 2011-10-30T12:08:35-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=37657&th=3970#msg_37657
yeah, that's one of the ideas on our todo list. I'll keep you posted!

Cheers,

Bart]]> bartv 2011-10-31T08:21:06-00:00